Boro v Portsmouth match thread

[erimus74]

Big mention to Conway who could have been named MOTM with his short spell on the pitch

Could he be the replacement for a Chuba type, a player we have missed so much, we were so threatening as a unit with Chuba

I think his two cameo roles & not starting is to build up his fitness & once up to speed, judging by today he's not far away, having Azaz on the bench with Conway in that role ELL

I that Carrick had that for Conway to play that role

[newyddion]

On about the 70 min mark the ref brought their captain over when he was talking to the keeper again.

Pretty sure it'll have been; "fair warning - next time he time wastes it's a second yellow and he's off"

and then he just kept on doing it anyway!

[Hound]

I fear a score draw, 2-2 maybe.

As I guessed,
Bang average today, gifted 2 goals to Pompey, at least the shots on target for us increased today, I think their keeper made a couple of decent saves too.

[Bud Wiser]

On last weeks (now deleted) match thread I wrote about 6 months bad luck rolled into 90 minutes and we saw another slice of the same yesterday - even acknowledged by Portsmouth's manager...

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/middlesbrough-deserved-to-win-honest-portsmouth-boss-takes-the-positives-despite-more-late-agony-4755620

But my biggest concern is that we were promised a root & branch investigation into the amount of injuries we were picking up last season. Yet two games in to a new campaign we're already down to one fit left-back and one fit centre back. Hmmm.

[RiversideRifle]

Poor finishing cost us. Everyone played well

[erimus74]

On last weeks (now deleted) match thread I wrote about 6 months bad luck rolled into 90 minutes and we saw another slice of the same yesterday - even acknowledged by Portsmouth's manager...

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/middlesbrough-deserved-to-win-honest-portsmouth-boss-takes-the-positives-despite-more-late-agony-4755620

But my biggest concern is that we were promised a root & branch investigation into the amount of injuries we were picking up last season. Yet two games in to a new campaign we're already down to one fit left-back and one fit centre back. Hmmm.

Nice to read a bit of honesty, I agree & kept saying throughout the gane that we're just unlucky throughout the 90 minutes, along with sloppy defending

[erimus74]

Was hoping Gilbert would have been given a run out, though can understand wanting to get Conway involved as much as possible, for me I would have kept Gilbert in, ahead of Azaz, following his performance at Leeds, think he'll be off friday though

[erimus74]

Took a lot of bottle from Conway to take the ball off ELL for the penalty
Final minute & losing 2-1, no worries, back of the net, 👍

[Blott]

We will finish top 2.

[erimus74]

Tommy Conway became the 99th different penalty goalscorer when he scored our 281st home penalty

[tunstall]

Engel is fucking shite

Give him to Pools